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BT sets out agenda - at last
Comment Making its biggest strategic move in 16 years as a privatised company, BT is about to create four separate operations - Ignite, an IP data networking division aimed at corporates BTopenworld, a consumer Internet division... [14 Apr 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: ASP action; B2B ecommerce hubs; and Cisco: worth more than Microsoft
Comment In the USA Qwest Communications has announced an agreement with IBM to jointly invest $5bn in building 28 "CyberCenters" at strategic points across the USA. This week has seen announcements from both Qwest Communications... [03 Apr 2000]
Silicon.com Skills Survey 2000: IT contractors and the spectre of IR35
Comment David Bevan, head of strategic development at Best International Group, said it was making the decision to become a contractor much more difficult to justify. IT contractors earn (or think they earn) more than permanent... [29 Feb 2000]
Industry comes to terms with Vodafone-Mannesmann merger
Comment Although Vodafone insisted the merger made sense from a strategic point of view, it was actually the stock market that pushed its shares up to a point where the value of its bid for Mannesmann became too good to refuse. [07 Feb 2000]
It's the end of CDs as we know it (cos I'm online)
Comment It enhances our ability to realise the opportunities presented by the Internet and other new media, and it will allow us to deliver all of our main strategic objectives in a dramatically shorter timeframe. [28 Jan 2000]
A tale of two vendors: the battle of Compaq and Dell
Comment Capellas said at the announcement of the deal: "This purchase makes great strategic sense for Compaq because it gives us the right capabilities quickly and cost-effectively. The direct sales model conceived by Michael... [19 Jan 2000]
The telecoms mega-mergers: Do end users really benefit?
Comment A company that spends more time concentrating on providing excellent value added services than on strategic buyouts, Matthews argued, is more likely to be swallowed up in the next few years. This month saw the... [19 Oct 1999]
Strategic Vision: Giga Information Group on the economics of ecommerce
Comment Over the past six months, the trade press and finance experts have repeatedly stated that business-to-business ecommerce (B2B) will dwarf business-to-consumer ecommerce (B2C) by a rate of five to one. [29 Sep 1999]
Directors' Cut: David Taylor on the IS leader of tomorrow
Comment They will be quick to see strategic opportunities outside their organisation and will combine this with an ability to illuminate the most complex of these to business colleagues, the board and their CEO. [15 Sep 1999]
Strategic Vision: Giga Information Group on... ebusiness
Comment Ebusiness has unquestionably enhanced the importance of IT organisation and strategy this enhancement has, however, come with a twofold price. Firstly, the importance of IT has meant greater scrutiny of the quality of IT services as... [01 Sep 1999]
Consultant impartiality: are some vendors more equal than others?
Comment There is a major distinction between the systems integrator, which makes deals to shift certain vendors' products, and the services and consultancy firm, which is there to offer strategic vision. As a consequence the... [20 Aug 1999]
State of Independence? The myth of consultant impartiality
Comment They offer strategic vision; they don't try and punt a particular vendor's products. The US Government has said it will look into Cisco's proposed $1bn stake in services and consultancy company KPMG... [12 Aug 1999]
Strategic Vision: Giga Information Group on... Evaluating IT Investment
Comment Business managers have - finally - woken up to the idea that IT can be a strategic investment. Despite this, many companies continue to balk at spending significant sums on IT infrastructure. One reason for this is that... [04 Aug 1999]
Why IT must earn its place on the board
Comment He believes that the single most important thing is to become the first port of call for any strategic issues. The skills that IT managers have need to be exploited to the full. They need to be involved in business... [27 Jul 1999]
Strategic Vision: Giga Information Group on convergence in interactive digital TV
Comment The on-rushing convergence between infrastructure players (telcos, cable TV, satellite broadcasters) and content production (Internet portals, broadcasters, software vendors), is manifesting itself strongly across a wide range of... [07 Jul 1999]
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